Most actively-traded was Naim Indah Corp Bhd which fell 0.5 sen to 51 sen with some 34 million shares transacted.

Across Asia, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.02% to 4,437 points, South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.2% to 1,995.01, while Singapore’s Straits Times was down 0.05% to 3,004.66. The Japan bourse is closed for a public holiday.